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The Kids in the Bikes

2020 · 84 min

A quietly tense, grounded slice of teenage life under social strain, carrying a heavy emotional weight with little relief.

Directed by: María Gabriela Vidal, Inés María Barrionuevo
Genres: Drama
Starring: Carla Gusolfino, Ignacio Pedrone, Carolina Godoy

Overview: Throughout Córdoba, Argentina, there is a wave of looting, and the police are taking several young people. In the midst of this hectic period, teenage Juliana becomes pregnant by her boyfriend, Lautaro. Juliana wants to have an abortion, but she is afraid to do it with pills and they do not have money to pay for an intervention.

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Directed by: María Gabriela Vidal, Inés María Barrionuevo
Genres: Drama
Starring: Carla Gusolfino, Ignacio Pedrone, Carolina Godoy

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
class
family
survival
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: María Gabriela Vidal, Inés María Barrionuevo
Written by: María Gabriela Vidal
Starring: Carla Gusolfino, Ignacio Pedrone, Carolina Godoy, Erika Cuello, Miguel Ángel Simmons, Catalina Pereyra, Nicolás Cucinelli, Martina López Vidal
Cinematography: Marcos Rostagno
Runtime: 84 min
Country: Argentina
Languages: Spanish

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